page_title: Beeston Junction–Hunslet Goods railway
section_title: General description
hierarchical_section_title: Beeston Junction–Hunslet Goods railway / General description
caption_attribution_description: English: Knostrop Weir, River Aire. There has been much change over the years to the waterways and railways in this area. Originally, the River Aire ran to the south of Knostrop Cut, not the north, so the Navigation had to lock into the river and then out again by Thwaite Locks, (which no longer exist). Then for a while the river had both old and new channels, but the old southerly channel parallel to Knostrop Cut was filled in and built over. The railway viaduct piers belong to the Great Northern Railway Hunslet branch, which was still in use, although not for passengers, until after WWII.
context_page_description: The Beeston Junction–Hunslet Goods railway was a goods railway line in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, promoted as the Hunslet Railway. It connected the Great Northern Railway main line with a new Hunslet goods yard, on the east side of Leeds. It opened in 1899, and was a successful expansion of goods facilities for the GNR.
  It closed in 1967.
context_section_description: The Engineer (periodical) provided an extensive description of the works:
  The station and sidings covered an area of 23 acres. There was a large warehouse with ten 30 cwt hydraulic cranes as well as a 30cwt and a three ton crane. The site was provided with 8,000 yards of sidings. the North Eastern Railway had constructed a short branch line from Neville Hill. The branch line was double track.
caption: Remains of the bridge across the Aire
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